ArticleBMC cardiovascular disorders2020
Femoral neuropathy following venoarterial-extracorporeal membrane oxygenation therapy: a case report.
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- Neurological Complications of the Lower Extremities After Femoral Cannulated Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: A Systematic Review.Journal of intensive care medicine · 2024Pooled it
- More than what meets the eye in COVID-19 critical illness: A case report of bilateral femoral neuropathy due to psoas hematomas.Neurosciences (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) · 2024Article
- Risk factors for neuromuscular complications in lower limbs after lung transplantation.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Article
- Iatrogenic femoral nerve injuries: Analysis of medico-legal issues through a scoping review approach.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2021Article
- Intensive Care Unit-Acquired Weakness and Positioning-Related Peripheral Nerve Injuries in COVID-19: A Case Series of Three Patients and the Latest Literature Review.Brain sciences · 2021Review
- Successful Treatment With Scrambler Therapy for Radial and Femoral Nerve Injuries After Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation.Mayo Clinic proceedings · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundAlthough life-threatening complications of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) are well described, non-life threatening complications are less known. Herein, we report a case of femoral neuropathy (FN) due to nerve compression caused by cannula compression and deep vein thrombosis (DVT) after successful ECMO therapy, which seriously undermined one's quality of life. CASE PRESENTATION: A 70-year old male presented to the emergency department for chest pain. The patient had cardiac arrest before percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and was inserted with ECMO. Although he was successfully weaned from ECMO 4 days after PCI, he consistently complained swelling, abnormal sensation, and weakness in his right lower extremity, where the cannulas were inserted. Imaging studies showed deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in his right leg, which was further treated with anticoagulants. Symptoms, however, remained after the regression of DVT. Nerve conduction study revealed femoral neuropathy, which may have been caused by ECMO cannula compression and tissue swelling.
conclusionThe current case proposes that non-life threatening complications of ECMO therapy can seriously affect quality of life. Venous drainage distant from the arterial cannula may prevent such complications.
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